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July 16, 2020
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Disparity in stroke recurrence improving among Mexican Americans

Disparity in stroke recurrence improving among Mexican Americans

From 2000 to 2013, researchers reported significant improvements in stroke disparity among Mexican Americans compared with non-Hispanic white adults in the U.S.

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July 08, 2020
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Caloric deficiencies increase readmission risk in HF

Caloric deficiencies increase readmission risk in HF

Patients with HF who had insufficient calorie intake had increased burden of readmission and a poor quality of life after discharge, according to findings from the GOURMET-HF trial.

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June 09, 2020
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Nonsteroidal treatment reduces androgen levels in congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Nonsteroidal treatment reduces androgen levels in congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia who received an oral corticotropin-releasing hormone antagonist for 14 days experienced significant reductions in androgen levels with no serious adverse events, study data show.

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May 21, 2020
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Health Policy with Congresswoman Dingell (D-Mich.)

Health Policy with Congresswoman Dingell (D-Mich.)

In this episode, we spoke with Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) about her history in politics and her passion for advocating for health issues, as well as her thoughts on COVID-19 and how health care providers can effect change by engaging with their representatives.   

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May 21, 2020
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Lung cancer screening key to early detection, curative treatment needed

Lung cancer screening key to early detection, curative treatment needed

When lung cancer is found early, the odds of successful treatment and survival are higher. However, in the early stages of lung cancer, symptoms are not always apparent, making diagnosis difficult and often delayed.

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April 13, 2020
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Non-traditional Careers in Medicine with Tachi Yamada, MD

Non-traditional Careers in Medicine with Tachi Yamada, MD

In this episode, we spoke with one of the luminaries of gastroenterology, Tachi Yamada, MD, about the guiding principles that led him through his GI career, the art of embracing change and what he learned about global health from working at the Gates Foundation.

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April 07, 2020
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Pre-salvage radiotherapy PSA level may be a prognostic biomarker in prostate cancer

Pre-salvage radiotherapy PSA level may be a prognostic biomarker in prostate cancer

PSA level prior to salvage radiotherapy may be a prognostic biomarker for clinical outcomes of long-term antiandrogen therapy with salvage radiotherapy among men with prostate cancer, according to results of a secondary analysis of a randomized trial published in JAMA Oncology.

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April 02, 2020
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VIDEO: Racial backlash as an Asian American physician due to COVID-19

VIDEO: Racial backlash as an Asian American physician due to COVID-19

William D. Chey, MD, from the Michigan Medicine Gastroenterology Clinic, Taubman Center at the University of Michigan, discusses in the fourth part of a five-part video series racial backlash as an Asian American physician during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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March 30, 2020
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VIDEO: Impact of COVID-19 on use of telehealth

VIDEO: Impact of COVID-19 on use of telehealth

William D. Chey, MD, from the Michigan Medicine Gastroenterology Clinic, Taubman Center at the University of Michigan, said COVID-19 has impacted the use of video visits with patients. He said almost every practice will expand its telehealth capabilities, which will benefit patients. Chey also said patients will not want to go back to driving to office visits.

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March 30, 2020
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Researchers verify link between minimally invasive surgery, higher recurrence risk in early-stage cervical cancer

Researchers verify link between minimally invasive surgery, higher recurrence risk in early-stage cervical cancer

Women who underwent minimally invasive radical hysterectomy for early-stage cervical cancer demonstrated had higher risk for recurrence than women who had open surgery, according to results of a retrospective, multi-institutional review published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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